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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11691 of 2025 ------ Rajesh Kandulna, aged about 45 years, S/o Elarus Kandulna, R/o- Village- Talmanga Nawaloti, P.S. & P.O.- Bolwa, District- Simdega, Jharkhand. Present address R/o- Joran, Patra Toli, Raibahar Road, P.O.+P.S.-T. Tanagar,, District- Simdega, Jharkhand.
… … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. Juhi Kumari, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P ----- 03/ 11th March, 2026
1. This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as the petitioner is in custody in connection with T. Tanger P.S. Case No. 51 of 2024 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 102/2024, for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 103(1) of the B.N.S. which is pending in the Court Learned Sessions Judge, Simdega.
2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State.
3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
4. Though, the informant is not an eye witness, but she received the information that this petitioner and other assaulted the deceased. Thereafter on 13.10.2024, the uncle of the informant informed her on phone that her mother has been murdered. She along with her in-laws rushed to the place of occurrence and saw the dead body. The father of the informant is paralytic, though he was unable to speak but in sign language he indicated that the quarrel took place between the petitioner and the deceased and the deceased was assaulted by this petitioner with a
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small tangi. Further from the records, I find that the trial is in progress and two of the witnesses have also been examined in this case. Considering the nature of allegation and material, I am not inclined to release this petitioner on bail.
5. Accordingly, this application is dismissed.
(ANANDA SEN, J.)
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